Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.6° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 7PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
229
229
192
183
183
201
281
294
287
251
245
273
288
319
367
371
324
300
262
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
E
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SE
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:53PM1.97m
5:10AM1.90m
5:54PM2.06m
6:11AM1.96m
6:50PM2.15m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.23m
11:08PM0.39m
11:31AM0.16m
00:11AM0.30m
12:29PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
14
15
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
Feels °C
9
13
13
12
10
9
10
10
11
10
12
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
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